The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-07
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

WOudu uoIueO OFiill6uS.
THE New York Tribune records the inventio,
of the term gadwump, to distinguish the theate,
eoer who is constantly going out and steppins
on everybody's toes .e9
THE Prince of Wales has the credit OF makins
every effort to ingratiate himself into the favor
of his royal mamma, and, like the gallant En-
glishman that he is writes to her daily when hs
IS away from the shadow of her parental wing.
A MONUMENT to the late Jennie Collins, OF
Boston, has been placed in Walnut Hills Gem
etery, Brookine, bearing besides her name
and years, tho inscription: ''The Working girls
Z Friend and Founder of 'Boffins Bower"
DAIRY school has just been opened on the
Houghton farm Orange county. New York which
gives practical instruction in dairy farming for
nominal sum. Mr.. Valentine. who own the
farm, which is conducted by competent man
ager, has done much for agriculture.
A PATIENT at the Benevolent Home in At
lanta was kept alive by nitro-glycerins for sew
eral days after cancer in the stomach had
him to a skeleton. The explosive was placed on
his tongue and absorbed into his system without
being swallowed. rrA
THE Hon. Benjamin Harris Brewster sold his
great law library to the University of Pennsyl-
vania because it was too large for private use,
and he wanted to have it where it would do the
most good. He did not dispose of it for fnan-
cial reasons nor because Of any intention of re-
firing from the practice Of his profession.
Mrs. OLIPHANr declares that she cannot for
get the touching exclamation of an American
publisher. who, in q moment of enthusiasm,
while visiting her at her house. suddenly cried
ont: Mrs. Oliphant, if you had all that America
owes YOU. you would be q rich woman to-day"
''Icould only reply" she adds, 'that was ex-
tremeiy willing to be paid when and how Amer
lea pleased"
Mr.. AND MRS JOHN REYNOLDS passed
oh ~ <ba;,
Lexington. H., to Lamar Kan. Mr. REYNOLDS
reporter found them sitting at lunch-counter,
chatting as busily as if they were young people
going on an an excursion trip. Mrs Reynolds re-
again, as he is getting to be m UGH of
bother"
sGRUYERE cheese is q communistic edible It
wAs gformerls made by the farmers Of Jura,
Switzerland under system by which each in
turn made cheese of the milk of the whole com.
nunity given to him every day It is now made
in factory to which all the farmers take their
milk, and the product of which is common prop.
erty instead of each cheese being the individual
property of the man who made it. This makes
the cheese moro uniform and of better quality,
and increases the farmers profits
A SINGULAR instance Of American business
pluck is afforded by st. Louis man. A. j. Jor-
dan. who has established large cutlery manu-
factory right under the noses of the most for
midable rivals he could possibly have-in Shelf
field, England. He declares his intention Of
producing wares Of as fine quality as any in
the world. and is not daunted by the gloomy
prophecies which made regarding his
venture. If he succeeds, IL will be a notable
triumph of Yankee audacity and technical skill.
AN edition, apparently unknown hitherto, of
the New Testament in English has turned up,
ard is in the possession of Mr.. Toon, a London
bookseller. 1t was printed at bort by Canin in
1901, 'at the expensis of the aires of Henrie
Charters 81 Andrew Hart, in ipburgh.' It
registers in eehths, and it is very small, only 80
by Il inches. Canin printed an octave Bible for
Charters & Hart in 1901, and octave New
Testament in 1903, both much larger than this
volume and having q commentary on the mar
gin.
LONDON telegram to the New York Evening
Post says 81 can give you some new anecdotes
of Jenny Lind. Dean Stanley once offered him
self to her in marriage. but was refused. The
whole Stanley family, including Bishop and
Mrs Stanley. were devoted to her. The invita-
ton which the former gave her to the piscopal
palace, at Norwich, created a great sensation
Her husband. Goldschmidt was cruelty and un-
justly libeled till. in self-defence, she brought
and action and got e., 600 damages. The libel
being disproved. she privately returned the
money"
THE subject of human greatness was touched
upon in St. Paul Sunday school class, and the
teacher aptly illustrated by reference to the
President Then she made the application.
Nov, children. great as the President is. wise
and all that much as he is loved and hon
ored, there is one we should love and honor far
above the President of this great country. Do
you know who that is?' The teacher paused
solemn1y for an answer. And she got it. Not
from one, or two, or three of the class, but in
concert and instantaneously every little boy
and girl shouted out, Mrs. Cleveland"
SIGNoR NIcoLINI is reported to be engaged in
&ha ma IF Paftj Hoio
said to execute his task with the iupartiality of
an historian, and to do full justice to the Mar
quis de Caux PATHS frat husband, whom he
calls "a gentleman of the first water, with all
the virtues and weaknesses of such a one" Ac-
cor1inc to journalist who was permitted to see
extracts from the work Nicolini writes as fol-
lows of the married life of Patti and the Mar
uuis: 'sThat the union unhappy is
largely Adelina PATHS fault Other artists who
marry arstocrats continue to play comedy in
their private life and amuse themselves with
princesses, countesses and baron
esses Adelna Patti. however, is even off the
stage the warm looded creature she is on it,
and could therefore never become used to her
PARIS resounds with stories Of NJ Grevy and
NJ Wilson. many of which intimate that the
latter has only followed the formers example
in disposing of decorations. Three years ago
an obscure architect at Dole was rewarded with
repairs at the Presidents house at Montsous
Another decoration excited so much
surprise in the district that DR.. Lombard the
local member, lifting mp his hands and eyes in
amazement, uttered the imprudent exclamation:
This is another trick OF that goose Alice" the
Objectionable word employed 'pecasse'
The remark was repeated to the President, who
determined on revengine himself and his family.
Or. Lombard asked to dinner and
woodcocks were served up II was Monsieur
Lombard, do take some becasse" alice.
you must have some becasse" "Gentlemen,
help yourselves to woodccck. It is Ia becasse
d'Alice.n The whole table was in q roar with
the exception of DR.. Lombard. At the next
elections the Grevy family holly supported the
Radical candidates. and DR.. Lombard, who was
an Opportnnist, yielded his place to NJ. Bour-
geois a prosperous tailor at Dole Then there
MAS IL Violet the manager Of . saw factory,